Film+Series+Fall+2015

Free. All welcome.
 * RPI Sustainability Film Series **

** Russell Sage Lab 3303 ** Bldg 6 on this [|map]. Parking along 15th Street.

**Tuesday, September 8, 7-9pm**
 * // The Age of Stupid //** is a funny, sobering account of a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at the year 2008, asking "Why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?" The makers of //The Age of Stupid// were among the first to use [|crowdfunding] to finance the project. See reviews in [|The Guardian], [|The New York Times], and [|Clean Technica].


 * Monday, October 5, 7-9pm **
 * // Bid //****// d //**[[image:rpi-sts/Bidder-70-poster.jpg width="176" height="234" align="left"]]**// er //****// 70 //** tells the story of Tim DeChristopher, a college student who bid on land that was slated for oil and gas development -- despite having no money to complete the deal. DeChristopher was indicted and served prison time for his actions; many compare his actions to the civil disobedience of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. DeChristopher went on to co-found [|Peaceful Uprising,] an organization dedicated to a "livable future" and climate justice. See reviews in [|The Hollwood Report], [|The New York Times], and [|The International Film Journal.]

Sponsored by the STS Department, Vasudha Living and Learning Community, and Society for Environmental Professionals. Contact Professor Kim Fortun, fortuk@rpi.edu